A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but...

All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but...

You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But...

You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But...

Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have...

Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have...

What is the noble truth of suffering? Birth is suffering, ageing is suffering and sorrow...

What is the noble truth of suffering? Birth is suffering, ageing is suffering and sorrow...